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UNC Neurology is excited to announce Dr. Yen-Yu Ian Shih as its next Vice Chair for Research. Dr. Shih has over 10 years of research experience at UNC Neurology, joining the faculty in 2012 and appointed Associate Professor in 2017. Along with his position in Neurology, Dr. Shih has also...

Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill continues to grow, bringing in more than $1.2 billion in funding awards during the 2022 fiscal year. This is the third year in a row that research awards have topped $1 billion, facilitating research projects and experiments for external sponsors like...

The lab of Ian Shih, PhD, received the top prize from the journal NeuroImage for brain research featuring fMRI and fast-scan cyclic voltammetry. First author was Lindsay Walton, PhD.

What’s new in the Department of Neurology

We are pleased to introduce our incoming adult and child neurology residents and fellows for FY2022.

Senyenne Hunter, MD, PhD, is one of two recipients who are the first grantees to receive the award.

William J. Powers, MD, Professor of Neurology and former department chair (April 2007 – April 2018) to retire on June 30.

What’s new in the Department of Neurology

William J. Powers, MD, Professor of Neurology and former department chair (April 2007 – April 2018) to retire on June 30. Dr. Powers was recruited to UNC from Washington University School of Medicine in 2007 to chair the Department. He received his MD from Cornell University and was an intern...

UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Ian Shih, PhD, used fMRI and a genetic mouse model to study the effects of a neurotransmitter on brain network functional connectivity, a dynamic process crucial for human health and behavior.